We Welcome You and Your Children to our EarlyON Centres!
|
|
- Welcome! We're Glad You Found Us!
- Our Two Locations
- Special Invite for 3 year olds!
- Read about our protocols and routines.
- Our Schedule (click on the graphic for a PDF)
- Meet our Staff Team!
- Links to Our Social Media and Virtual Programming!
- Our Tried and True Play Dough Recipe!
|
|
WE'RE GLAD YOU FOUND US!
WELCOME to all the NEW families who recently registered for programs or signed up for our monthly email updates! We hope this newsletter helps you navigate our programs and understand how our organization is managing this stage of the pandemic. Please get in touch if we can answer any questions not addressed here.
Scroll down for a current list of procedures and protocols.Going forward, you'll hear from us once or twice a month with announcements or changes related to our programs, and links to information relevant to our community.
Please note:
- we are not able to accommodate visits from sibs who are 6 or older, except for our Senses, STEM, Social program. This policy is strictly enforced.
- watch upcoming newsletters for new program hours in October
|
|
|
Kimbourne EarlyON
- Tues, Wed, Thurs, 9 - 12
- Sat 9:30 - 12
- location: 200 Wolverleigh Blvd
- Large room setting with lots of space
- for children 0 - 5 years old
- indoor space is wheelchair accessible
- limited indoor stroller parking. Please bring a lock in case you need to leave your stroller outside.
|
|
|
|
Baby Time at Kimbourne
- location: 200 Wolverleigh Blvd
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 - 3 pm (watch our newsletter for changes in October!)
- Large room setting with lots of space
- for children 15 months and younger
- More about Baby Time
- indoor space is wheelchair accessible
- limited indoor stroller parking. Please bring a lock in case you need to leave your stroller outside.
|
|
|
|
Terry Fox EarlyON
- Monday and Friday mornings 8:45 - 12
-
Located at 2 Gledhill Ave inside Gledhill School
- Small room setting with lower capacity of 20 people
- for children 0 - 5 years old
-
Entry is at door 6. Ring the doorbell and wait for staff to come.
- Strollers remain outside along the wall (bring a lock if you wish to secure it to a railing)
- site is wheelchair accessible
|
|
|
Special Invite for 3 - 5 year olds: Join us for Senses, STEM and SOCIAL, starting September 9th.
|
|
|
SSS is Friday mornings at Kimbourne, 9:30 - 11:30 am REGISTER
In this program, we encourage children to connect with the natural world using their senses, to connect with each other and make new friends. We use real tools, like magnifying glasses to observe details! Each program will begin at our Kimbourne site (indoors or outdoors) and finish with a walk to a local park (weather permitting). Children must have reached their third birthday to participate. Younger and older sibs are welcome.
|
|
Procedures & Protocols
-
Our masking requirement has been lifted, effective September 1st. Masks are still highly recommended as our program gets very busy some days. We can supply masks to adults if required.
-
Please self-screen. Our organization has always required self-screening for cold, flu, gastro-intestinal symptoms, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and any suspected or confirmed communicable illnesses. We ask for the same vigilance you've shown all through the pandemic. Our whole community will enjoy better health if you stay home when you or your children are not well.
-
Please sign in using our Sign in App when you arrive. We are required to track and report attendance numbers, so participants will sign in electronically at every visit. You will need to use the camera on your phone for this. We can work around it if this is not possible.
- We will continue sanitizing high-touch surfaces and baby toys daily.
-
Please place toys that have been in a child's mouth into the labelled container for toys that need immediate washing.
- We have surgical, KN95 and N95 masks for adults available for distribution. Ask a staff if you'd like some.
-
Please clean your hands and your children's hands on arrival at our programs, after blowing or wiping your/your child's nose, before and after playing in the sandbox, before and after snack and after using the washroom.
Reminders
- Please be prepared to park your stroller on the lawn on days when the stroller room at Kimbourne fills up and bring a lock so you can lock it to the railing way up on the hill. Sadly, a stroller that was not locked was stolen from our lawn the past spring.
-
Please... NEVER leave your stroller on our ramp at Kimbourne, as this disrupts accessibility and evacuation procedures.
-
EECC is known for our sense of community. Thank you in advance for being welcoming and supportive of everyone, including parents and caregivers whose choices differ from yours and children who may be neurodivergent and need accommodation.
|
|
Meet Our Wonderful Staff Team
|
|
|
Anna is a Program Co-ordinator. She works at Terry Fox and Kimbourne, including Baby Time!
|
|
|
|
Rashida is a Program Co-ordinator. She works at Terry Fox and Kimbourne, including Baby Time!
|
|
|
|
Gecy is a Program Assistant. She works at Kimbourne, including Baby Time, the STEM for Kids program and Saturdays!
|
|
Lisa is a Program Co-ordinator. She works at Kimbourne all week plus STEM for Kids and Saturdays!
|
|
Cathy is our manager. She leads our team, writes our newsletters and works with our board, funders and other partners to continually strengthen our organization and programs.
|
|
Our Social Media and Virtual Programming!
|
|
Anna reads At the Firehouse by Anne Rockwell and more from our Let's Read playlist.
|
|
DIY with Lisa: Cardboard Construction Set!
|
|
|
Our Tried & True Playdough Recipe!
|
|
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 tsp cream of tartar (available in bulk food stores)
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp oil
- food colouring
Directions
- Blend flour, salt and cream of tartar.
- Add oil and food colouring to water, and combine the dry & wet ingredients in a non-stick skillet, stirring well. Mixture will be very sticky.
- Cook on medium heat, keeping the dough in motion so it does not burn. (It’s done when it’s no longer sticky and the surface becomes kind of shiny)
- Knead while it cools.
Tips:
- It’s under-cooked if it remains sticky or overly oily.
- If you'd prefer to avoid artificial dyes, natural dyes can be made from foods such as beet juice, blueberries and raspberries.
- We use cream of tartar, but it's kind of expensive and if you omit it, your play dough will still be good, but may not last as long.
|
|
How Did I Get on This Mailing List?
If you're receiving this weekly newsletter by email, it's because you either subscribed OR attended/registered for a program.. Two things we want you to know:
1) We ALWAYS keep your contact information private. We will never sell, trade or share your email address or any other information about you/your family, with anyone.
2) This newsletter is our primary way of communicating updates to you. We ask that families actively or occasionally attending our programs remain subscribed so we can keep you informed of our schedules and participation guidelines.
|
|
East End Child Parent Development Centre of Metro Toronto |416-469-0495
|
|
|
|
|
|
|